Portable folding ironing board assembly



July 25, 1950 J. M. MORGAN 2,516,235

PORTABLE FOLDING IRONING BOARD ASSEMBLY Filed June l0, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l 3 INVENToR. @/0/7765' M orga/7 'm/wmv A to/neg s July 25, 1950 J. M. MORGAN 2,516,235

PORTABLE FOLDING IRONING BOARD ASSEMBLY Filed June l0, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENToR.

JU/7766' M Morgan A' x This invention' relatesto improvements in ironing board assembliesg'a'nd more particularly to an improved portable, folding f ironing board as- ;semblywhich may becar'ried fromfplace to place and quicklyvset u'p Vfor:"op"eration when desired.`

It is among the objects of theiinv'ention toprovide yan improved portable,` 'folding ironing board :assembly which is veasily,lfoldedto portable condition and unfolded to.'operagtive condition without attaching or deftacliing'"anypartsiin which the ironing board' is'rinly'and rigidly' supported inoperative condition and whichfis completely enclosed when lir1,foldefd, portable condition, which" is ,simple in constructioii;` inexpensive and easy to manufacture, neat. and1 attractive in appearance and which"may` be '.trai1 sported asmaJ conventional article of persoallluggage Asomewhat'more specic object resides in the provision of a portable, folding.- ironing board assembly comprising a foldable twopart casing, a

when the assembly is folded, pivotedtstrut and brace members permanently' connecting the ironing `board parts respectively to the -casing part'in arnanner such tl'i'atthe ironing yboard is PoR'rLE FOLDING IRONING BOARD ASSEMBLYQ( :James Mack Morgan, Asheville, N. ppi'eat'i'on Julio, 1947, serial'No. 753,681

' f crains. (cies- 114) receptacle. A half section I4, `of ankv ironing zthe casing".'when the "casingli'sclosed, l

Otlier'object's and advantagesfwill become apparent from a considerationof-the following description in conjunctionwith-ithe accompanying Figure l is a side elevation of the ironing board assembly in unfolded, operative condition, `a portion being broken away and shown in crosssection to better illustrate the construction thereof.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the assembly il-` lustrated in Figure l.

Figure 3 is a transverse cross-section on a somewhat enlarged scale showing the assembly in partly folded condition; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the assembly in completely folded condition.

board, generally indicated byreference numeral i3, rests upon the other ends of thestruts22fan'd is pivotally lconnected at 26 thereto. The lstruts A22 may be of `rectangular or U-shape if desired.

'A vsecond pair of vertically disposed struts v23 are positioned within'v and spaced longitudinally along the 'other receptacle I2 and the adjacent vone ends thereof are pivotally connected by bear.-y ing 'caps 25 vto th'e bottom I6 of the said ,rei

.ceptacle I2. .A second half section I 5 of the ironing board I3 is arranged in end to end rela- `tion with respect to the rsthalf'section. `I4 and restsl upon and is pivotally connected Aby'bear'ir 1gr caps 26 totheother adjacent ends of struts L23.

, A first brace 21 providedvwith a pivotalfjoint 28 intermediate its ends 'has one endgpivotally connected to the pivotal connection ,ofsaidone or'lower' end of the one of said first pair of/ struts 22 remote from the connected end 'of ls'aidfref ceptacle Il. Thectherend of the'braceispivotally connected tothe pivotal connection' ofthe other jor upper end of the'one of said second'pair of struts' 23 remote from the connectedgend'df vsaid receptacle.

' A second brace 2s provided with a pivqtaifjint 3U intermediate its ends is arrangedy in `criss"- cross relation to the first brace 21 and has one "endconnected to the pivotal connection of said other or upper end of said one of said first pair *of struts remote from the Vconnected end o'f-'said first receptacle Il. The other end of the brace is pivotally connected to the pivoted connection of said one or lower end of said second pair of struts 23 remote from the connected end of said receptacle.

In order to adjust the length of brace 21 and brace 29 arranged in criss-cross relation thereto, turnbuckles 32 are provided. It will be apparent that the adjustment of the braces would be such as to rigidly support the half sections I4 and I5 of the ironing board in close abutting end to end relation as shown in Figure 1.

There is thus provided a folding, portable ironing board assembly of light weight and neat appearance which may be conveniently and unobtrusively transported from place to place and which is brought to its fully operative condition by simply unfolding the opposite halves `of the assembly about the connecting hinge.

The invention may be embodied in other spe-y cic forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the.

ceptacles and having the adjacent one ends pivf otally connected to the bottom of said receptacle, a half section of an ironing board resting upon the other adjacent ends of said first 'pair of struts and pivotally connected to the latter, fa, second pair of vertically disposed struts positioned within and spaced longitudinally along the other of said receptacles and having the adjacent one ends pivotallyrconnected to the bottom of said receptacle, a second half sectiony of an ironing board arranged in end to end relation with respect to saidfirst half section and resting upon and pivotally connected to the other Aadjacent ends of said second pair of struts, a first brace'provided with a pivotal joint intermediate its ends and having one end pivotally connected to the pivotal ,connection of said one end of the one of Asaid iirst pair of struts remote lfrom the connected end of said receptacle and having its other end 'pivotally connected to'the pivotal connection 'o'f said other end of the one 'of said secondxpair vof Struts remote from'the connected end Vof sai'dre- .ceptacle, .-and a second brace provided with a ,pivoted joint intermediate its ends arranged in criss-cross relation With respect to said first brace 'and having one end pivotally connected to -the pivotal connection of said other end of the one 'of said rst pair of struts remote from the 'connected end of said receptacle andhaving the yother end pivotally connected to the pivotal con- 'nection of said one end of the 'one of said seckondpair of struts remote from the connected end of said receptacle. Y

2. Avportable ironing board assembly comprisfing a pair of open topped receptacles arranged .in end to end abutting relation and connected to- ;gether formovement into and out of closing relation with respect to each other, a rst pair of vertically disposed struts positioned within and spaced longitudinally along one of said receptacles and having the adjacent one ends pivotally connected to the bottom of said receptacle, a half section of an ironing board resting upon the other adjacent ends of said rst pair of struts and pivotally connected to the latter, a second .pair of kvertically disposed ystruts posi- 'tioned 'withinfan'dspacedlongitudinally along the other of said receptacles and having the adjacent lone ends pivotally connected to the bottom of said receptacle. a second half section of an ironing board arranged in end to end relation with 'respect to said rst half section and resting upon and i-pivotally l`connected to the other adjacent ends of said second pair of struts, a rst brace provided Width -aa pivotal joint intermediate its ends and having one end pivotally connected to the pivotal connection of said one end of the one of saidrst pair o f struts remotefrom the connected end 'of `siagiitl receptacle 'and having its 'other end 'pivotally connected "to 'theepivota'l connection of said VVother end of the one o`f said-second pair. o'f strutsremote from the yconnected -en`d of said receptacle, 'a'second "brace provided with a pivoted jontintermediate'its lends arranged in criss-cross"relaticnwithrespectltosaid rst brace and having 'one en'd Lpivotally "connected to the pivotal 'connection-of "s'a'id other end of 'the one of said rstpairof struts'r'emote from lthefconnested 'end of said receptacle and having the other endpivotally *connected Ito the pivotal con. 'nection of said Yone end ofthe one-ofsaid second pair 'of 'strutsremte 'irom"the `connected end of said receptacle, 'and lengthLa'djusting 'means on each oi saidbraces IAMES MACK MORGAN'.

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